BOSTON (AP) Baron Davis had 29 points and 10 assists to lead New Orleans past the Boston Celtics 96-94 Wednesday, snapping the Hornets' four-game road losing streak.

P.J. Brown added 15 points and 14 rebounds for New Orleans.

Ricky Davis' 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds left cut Boston's deficit to two points, and the Celtics forced the Hornets to throw away the ensuing inbounds pass. But George Lynch stole Jiri Welsch's entry pass to seal the win.

Welsch led Boston with 17 points, and Mike James added 15.

Pistons 78, Trail Blazers 71

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) Chauncey Billups scored 22 points and Ben Wallace added 10 points and 15 rebounds for Detroit.

Detroit also got 13 points from Richard Hamilton and 12 from reserve Corliss Williamson while winning its third in a row. The Pistons snapped a six-game losing streak to Portland and beat the Blazers at home for the first time since Jan. 29, 1997.

Portland, which set a season low for points, dropped to 1-11 on the road despite 17 points from Rasheed Wallace and 16 points and 14 rebounds from Zach Randolph.

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